Combination hat, coat, and umbrella holder.



No. 632,880. Patented Sept. l2, |899.

D. RABINOWITZ.

COMBINATION HAT, COAT, AND UMBRELLA HOLDER.

(Application filed June 27, 1899.!

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricke DAVID RABINOVVITZ, OF SPRING VALLEY, NEWYORK.

COMBINATION HAT, COAT, AND UMBRELLA HIOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 632,880, datedSeptember 12, 1899.

Application tiled June 27,1899. Serial No. 722,012. (No model.)

To all whom, it Hefty concern,.-

Be it known that I, DAVID RABINOWITZ, aV

subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Spring Valley, inthe countyof Rockland and State of New York, have invented certain new lowingspecification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which-Figure 1 is a front view of my improved combination hat', coat, andumbrella holder; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section on the line 2 2 of Fig.1 and showing the devicec onnected with a wall or other support, andFigs. 3 and 4f sections on the lines 3 3 and 4 4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings forming part of this speci fication the separate partsof my improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference ineach of the views, and in the practice of my invention I provide adevice of the class described comprising a back G and a front 7, each ofwhich consists of an oblong strip,hinged together at their upper ends,as shown at 8, and the lower ends of which are provided withcross-pieces 9 and 10, re spectively, forming a box or receptacle 1l,closed at the top and bottom, as shown at l2, and also at the ends, asshown at 13.

The back portion 6, centrally thereof, above the box or receptacle 1l,is provided with an elliptical outwardly-directed flange or rim 1l andthe front portion 7 with a corresponding backwardly-directed ellipticalIiange or rim 15, which is larger both in longitudinal and cross sectionthan the flange or rim 14, and the front of the device is adapted toswing outwardly on the hinge S, and the front l0 of the box or casing l1also swings outwardly, being formed integrally with or connected withthe portion 7, and saidfront 10 of the box or casing 11 is adapted to belocked, so as to close said box or casing 11. This lock in the form ofconstruction shown consists of two similar hooks 1G and 17, secured tothe back 9 of the box or casing, and one of which projects upwardly andthe other downwardly, and a lock-pin 1S, mounted in and adapted to turnin the front 10 of the box or casing and provided at its inner end witha crosshead 19, which is adapted to engage with the hooks 1G and 17, andthe lock pin 18 is adapted to be operated by a suitable key inserted at20. This lock may be of any desired form or construction, the onlyobject in this connection being to provide a lock which can only beoperated by a party possessing the proper key.

The boxorcasingllis also provided at one side with an upwardly-directedhook 2l, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in full lines in Figs. 3and 4,) and beneath said upwardlydirected hook 21 the bottom of the boxor casing is open, as shown at 22, between the points 23 and 2l, and thebottom of said box or casing is also open at the opposite side, as shownat 25, and direct-ly over the opening 25 in the bottom of the box orcasing the top of the box orcasingis also open, as shown at 26.

In the operation of the device it is secured to a wall or other support,as shown in Fig. 2,-

and whenever it is desired to connect or suspend a hat, coat, orumbrella, or either of said articles, therefrom the front 10 of the boxor casing 11 is unlocked and swung outward on the hinge 8. The hat isthen placed in position as shown in dotted lines at 27 in Fig. 2, thecrown of the hat inclosing the flange or rim 14 and the flange or rim 15of the device inclosing the crown of the hat and holding the same inplace by means of the rim thereof. If it is desired to connect orsuspend a coat from the device also, it is placed in position before thehat is placed in position, the coat being suspended from the hook 21 bymeans of the collar or a loop connected therewith, and an umbrella issuspended by means of the handle, which is inserted into the openings at25 and 26.

It will be understood that the coat and nlnbrella having been onceplaced in position cannot be removed without unlocking the front of thebox or casing 11 and swinging it outwardly, and this is also true of thehat, each and all said articles being held in place by locking the frontof the box or casing.

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The entire device is simple in construction and operation and welladapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it Willbe apparent that changes in and modifications of the constructiondescribed may' be iliade Without departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A device of the class described, comprising twooblong parts hinged together at one end and together forming at theopposite end, a transverse box or casing, the front of which is adaptedto be locked, said parts being provided between the box or casing andthe hinge connection, each with an elliptical ange or rim, one of whichis directed outwardly, said flanges or rims being adapted to hold a hat,and said box or casing being open at the bottom and provided with meansfor suspending a coat, and an n mbrella from the interior thereof, allof said articles being held in place by the locking of the front of thebox or casing, substantially as shown and described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising.)` two oblong partshinged together at one end and together forming at the opposite end atransverse box or casing, the frontof which is adapted to be locked tothe back, said parts being provided between the box creasing and thehinged connection with an elliptical flange or rim, said flanges or rimsbeing adapted to hold a hat, and said box or casing being open at thebottom and provided with means for suspending` a coat and an umbrellafrom the interior thereof, substantially as shown and described.

ln testimony. that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 13th day ofJune, 1899.

DAVID RABINOWITZ. Viitnesses:

ABE BARNHARD, ABRAHAM LEvINE.

